U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem surveys South Portland from the roof of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Tues., Oct. 7, 2025.Sean Meagher/The Oregonian
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said she continued to push back against a looming troop deployment as U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrived Tuesday in Portland.
Kotek met with Noem at a private jet hangar for about 20 minutes shortly after the Trump Cabinet member deplaned around noon at Portland International Airport. In a statement, Kotek said she asked Noem to instruct Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to obey Oregon laws while conducting federal operations.
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